Shoot The Moon

I don't have the lens power to get the moon like it needs to be "had"... but it was still so fun to try last night while it was as BRIGHT as ever. My favorite one became my blog header :) enchanting to say the least!

Kitchen Inspiration

So let's cut right to it. I am not culinary artist. In fact, I am barely scratching the service of creative when I get into the kitchen. It's no secret to anyone that knows me. Don't get me wrong, I am tons of food and people eat here two or three nights a week, which I love. BUT I don't deviate much from what I know. I have a dear friend, no matter when she comes over or what she cooks, she more than once has said .."well I was looking around for new recipes..." Yea, I don't do that ...much. Mc CORMICK may saved my mundane existence..maybe. I hate to be a commercial ... but check it out here. I just bought that one...they are less than $2. I had to laugh, because tho I was on my way to step out and try something new, the first one I bought was for Shrimp Primavera - which I make regardless. Oh well, it's my internal struggle with change seeping right through to the things I cook ;)

"I like" just a simple read...so i posted it...

A touch is just in the skin

a look is just in the eyes

but what in your skin

makes my heart quicken

what in your eyes

makes my heart nearly stop

A word is simply spoken

a smile just a curve of the lips

what in your voice makes me sigh

and in your smile makes me dream

A poem is nothing more than words

a song just merely chords

so why does your rhyme bring me tears

and your sonnet never leave my mind

One night you could walk out the back door...

This was on my right

and this was on my left...no joke.

Here, There and Everywhere

I was told I was crazy :) yup, someone said it right to my face.... of course he said it in jest, but I know he meant it. Why? First and foremost because I willingly work with 19 teenage girls from August to November every year. I LOVE this time of year. I don't completely fall in love with the fall, because in my heart I want more summer, but I love the soccer season. I honestly can't remember a time in my life where fall didn't bring soccer -as a player or as a coach. Every year it's always a bunch of work to get ready, to prepare 19 girls to work together for a common goal.... so that is where I was told I was crazy. I add coaching to working, parenting - not to mention embarking upon a small, new photography business that has kept me in a whirlwind of work the past two months!
I say all that - because playing soccer was a passionate endeavor, coaching soccer is a whole new, amazing passion that gives you extreme highs and lows that can't be created anywhere else.
This past week, I watched a girl hit the shot of her life...just as her father was getting out of his car and rushing to get to the field. After the game - he was bursting with pride at what she had done...and he should have been - it was an incredible hit. But, it was special to watch her face light up as her dad recounted the seconds leading up to and following her goal. It was a moment among hundreds and I have many more I could go on and on about - but that was the most recent. So, yea- I am crazy :) But I love the crazy.
I also realize- I am much more energized during the fall and had to wonder what that was all about. I think - it's because I am doing something that I love and that spills over. So may I suggest, if there is something you absolutely love to do, take some time this week and do it! Draw, write, create, run, laugh, sing really loud for no reason, write a song, dream, praise the Lord you are alive to see today - oh..and come watch us play ;)